Prologue & Act I
Where does Romeo and Juliet take place?
What is Verona?
What does Paris ask Lord Capulet for?
What is Juliet’s hand in marriage?
What does Romeo do instead of going home after the party?
What is hiding in the Capulet orchard?
Who fights Tybalt when Romeo refuses?
Who is Mercutio?
What does Juliet threaten to do rather than marry Paris?
What is killing herself?
What does the Prologue reveal about the Montague and Capulet families?
What is an ancient feud between the Montagues and Capulets?
Why can the Capulet servant not deliver the invitations?
What is illiteracy (the servant cannot read)?
Who does Juliet think she is speaking to on the balcony?
Who is Juliet herself?
What happens to Mercutio?
What is Mercutio’s death?
What is the purpose of Friar Laurence’s potion?
What is appearing dead?
Why does the Prince threaten both families in Act I?
What is a public street fight caused by their servants?
Why is it dangerous for Romeo to attend the Capulet feast?
What is Romeo being a Montague?
Juliet’s balcony speech is an example of what literary term?
What is a soliloquy?
What punishment does the Prince give Romeo?
What is banishment?
How long will the potion’s effects last?
What is forty-two hours?
Why is Romeo upset at the start of the play?
Who is Rosaline?
How does Tybalt recognize Romeo at the party?
What is Romeo’s voice?
Why does Friar Laurence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
What is ending the feud between the families?
What does Lord Capulet threaten Juliet with if she refuses to marry Paris?
What is disowning Juliet?
Why does Friar John fail to deliver the letter to Romeo?
What is detention due to plague fears?
What advice does Benvolio give Romeo about Rosaline, and why is it important?
What is forgetting Rosaline and finding another love?
What does Lord Capulet order Tybalt to do about Romeo, and what does this show about Capulet?
What is ignoring Romeo to keep the peace?
What warning does the Nurse give Romeo in Act II, Scene 4?
What is treating Juliet honorably?
What advice does the Nurse give Juliet after Tybalt’s death?
What is marrying Paris?
What detail about Juliet should have shown Romeo she was still alive?
What are Juliet’s red lips?